Calvin arrived in our home in August of 1996; I had been interested in having a Deelayne lhasa since one of my original pet Lhasa’s (Maddie) had several Deelayne’s behind her.
This was further confirmed when I fell in love at first sight with the soon to be Ch, Deelayne Fanya and later saw Ch Deelayne Peaches O’Day who won Best of Breed at Crufts in March that year.
Calvin did very well as a youngster up against stiff competition, mainly in the form of Ch Saxonsprings Tradition who was exactly the same age, regularly finishing runner up to him, although we did get past him the odd time too!
Obsession was a dream to campaign, a reliable showman, who never let me down and had a real presence in the ring.
Used first at stud at the age of 11 months, Calvin soon established he was to be an influential sire, producing initially Hazgaye Shades of Saffron, a repeat mating of which would produce Ch Hazgaye Red Alert, 3 time Top Lhasa,
Calvin also sired CC winning, Rishlyn Entrapment, my own group winning Ch Exephials Tears ‘n a Sad Story, Ch Deelayne Madness Divine at Nickanda JW, Ch Deelayne Beyond the Pale for Shanclar who was a Crufts CC winner, and another overall top lhasa Ch Deelayne Indulgence, who was a 3rd Calvin offspring to win a Champ Show Group. He also has a Spanish Ch daughter, Ch Deelayne Shiawandi Iwanna
His grandchildren are proving to be equally influential with Ch Now and Forever Deelayne, earning Top Stud Dog 2005
Calvin became a Champion in 2000 having won CC’s under Alan Brown, Geoff Corish & Jim Outterside, all with Best of Breed, two of those with Group 3’s.
He also won a 4th CC as a Veteran under Pat Wright, and 4 Reserve CC's
Calvin was Top Stud Dog 2003
Robyn comes from the 2nd litter I bred,
A daughter of Calvin and Marbledale Masken Kostium on Exephials,Kirby, who I think of as my foundation bitch.
Not heavily campaigned as a puppy she did win several Ch Show 1sts and was Best Puppy Bitch at Blackpool Ch Show.
She astonished me by winning her (and my) first CC at 15 months old under Michael Gilchrist and won 1st at Crufts that year too.
I then had several fruitless attempts to have puppies from her, which hampered her show career, but after producing a litter at 4 and a half she then went on to gain her title in 2003, with CC's from Sally Pointon and Jane Lilley, she also won the Utility Group under Ferelith Somerfield that year, my proudest achievement to date.
Robyn also won 3 Reserve CC's and her daughter Exephials Cordelia Chase was a Ch Show Best Puppy in Breed winner.
Tatum is by Deelayne Ivor Filou and out of Ch Deelayne Keeping the Faith, a grand-daughter of Ch & Ir Ch Saxonsprings Tradition. and an Obsession great grand-daughter
Born in 2002, Lila is a full sister to Ch Exephials Tears 'n a Sad Story, from a later mating. A real character, it was important for me to keep her as Robyn was unable to have a second litter, and so she enabled me to carry on with those lines